"Who is going to save our Church? Not our bishops, not our priests and religious. It is up to you, the people. You have the minds, the eyes, the ears to save the Church. Your mission is to see that your priests act like priests, your bishops, like bishops, and your religious act like religious." - Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, 1972

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

VANGIE

Posted by Bob

Vangie is standing in front of pictures on the "Perez Family Wall" at the museum,i.e.The National Museum of the Cathedral Basilica. Pictures show the Cathedral under construction in the late 50's. GregPerez' dad, Frank, one of the founders of Perez Bros. Construction, donated most of the concrete used in the building of the Cathedral. Frank's efforts were emblematic of the laity's efforts to rebuild the Church after WWII.

Vangie's efforts show that the laity is
still the strength of the Church. When Monsignor
James was rector of the Cathedral
Basilica he needed someone to marshal the various artifacts that have come into
the possession of the archdiocese, many of which were donated by the laity.

Vangie volunteered and with the help of other volunteers to include JamesSantos
with the generous assistance of Duty Free Shoppers, was able to set up the
museum on the second deck of the Santa Teresa Chapel. All of Vangie's and
the other volunteers' workmanlike efforts almost went for naught though because
apuron and his henchmen, Msgr. Quitugua and Fr. Cristobal, ordered the museum
closed at the end of the first day that it was open on August 4, 2014 in order to
remove the evidence of Msgr. James' good works.

Vangie guarded the relics as best she
could and saw to their safe, at least as safe as possible given the hostility
of the apuron regime, storage. After the departure of apuron permission
was sought to redisplay the relics. Permission was granted for the
Christmas holidays. I visited the display on TresReyes
and was so impressed that I, "Miskino Bob," ponied up a double
sawbuck as a donation!

Vangie and volunteers kept the museum open
during the holidays and remain its real champions. These folks have shown the
continuity, strength and tenacity of the laity to protect the treasure of the
Church even when the clergy would use it in their petty squabbles and
opportunities to grandstand.

FrankPerez donating
concrete, JamesSantos
helping out, Greg and Vangie on the
picket line, Vangie singing in the Cathedral choir, Greg
serving on the Finance Council at St.Anthony and the efforts of
thousands of others going back hundreds of years are emblematic of the real
strength of the Church: THE LAITY.

I visited the Museum as well, and donated a double sawbuck, after being impressed with the display and the dedication of Vangie and her team in displaying our beautiful heritage of Faith brought to us by Blessed Diego San Vitores and Saint Pedro Calungsod and continued on through the Laity and true clergymen committed to strengthening our Faith in God. We don't need any evangelization by the Neocats. Sorry, Kiko Arguello and your henchmen, we are not buying your form of Christian worship; we don't need your heretical teachings on Guam.

Ironic that this misguided and arrogant Spaniard is trying to steal the harvest of the fruits grown by the first Spaniard who brought the Gospel and Jesus Christ to our island.

Not only is Kiko and the NCW trying to usurp the fruits of the early missionaries, he is also usurping the teaching and authority of Christ upon his Church in Guam. The sad reality is some of our residents have joined the NCW and are party to all his crap.

Vangie's perseverance in preserving the history of the Church on Guam is inspiring, but her devotion to the Blessed Mother for whom the Cathedral-Basilica is dedicated to and all the people of Guam are entrusted to is moving beyond words. Thank you, Vangie and the whole team!

"Who is going to save our Church? Not our bishops, not our priests and religious. It is up to you, the people. You have the minds, the eyes, the ears to save the Church. Your mission is to see that your priests act like priests, your bishops, like bishops, and your religious act like religious."--Venerable Fulton J. Sheen, 1972